We Cannot Change The Past .... but ....  

We CAN Change The Future! 

The Solution to the World Energy Crisis and Global Pollution are one and the same!

Even if we had an unlimited source of carbon based fuels, the residues emitted by their use will still pollute the environment and continue to contribute to Global Warming for years to come. The only logical conclusion is to Reduce the use of Carbon based fuels in any way possible. It is the only viable solution to the Global Pollution Crises and in turn will resolve the energy crisis. 

Unlike electric driven vehicles that must carry heavy batteries the Solution Hybrid only carries Compressed Air in a tank. Weight is the enemy of energy conservation and we are designing to reduce weight at every turn. Hydrogen vehicles will require new technological advancements and are still not known to be a viable alternative due to the high cost to produce hydrogen. It is commonly accepted that hydrogen like compressed air is considered a fuel delivery system; the only difference is that compressed air technologies are here today.

Compressed air powered vehicles will Shift the Polluting Aspects of power generation and its polluting byproducts from the individual vehicle to the electric generating plant where they can be more easily scrubbed, as well as being generated with non polluting energy sources like wind, hydro and solar. 

In the past, all attempts at producing an air powered automobile have failed because they used piston driven motors with high displacements that inherently required high CFM rates consuming large volumes of compressed air. This made it impossible to carry enough compressed air onboard to achieve an acceptable range.

We have the Solution to the Problem! 

The new Solution Hybrid Vehicle uses a revolutionary, rotary Chamber Management Motor that is coupled to an Air Logic, motor priority system. It is this combination of technologies that produce the extreme efficiencies that will make a compressed air car with 100+ MPG a reality, without compromising performance, comfort, or safety. We have completed the design phase and are currently in the development stage of our project.

The Solution Hybrid will have a variety of Recharging Options. It will have the ability to be recharged at home with an electric driven compressor using the onboard tanks as storage or a rapid recharge from homes with independent storage tanks or service station based compressors with tanks as they become available or recharged with the onboard gas driven compressor. These recharging options can be manipulated to coincide with off peek electric power generation by timing the recharging to be done during over night low electric power demands.

The Solution Hybrid Vehicle will use our newly designed, highly efficient, high torque rotary motors, directly mounted at each wheel. Their small chamber size and chamber management configuration results in extremely small amounts of compressed air consumption! Their internal design automatically adjusts for load, upon demand, as does the on board air logic motor management system resulting in the vehicle that only consuming as much energy as is needed for a given driving condition such as speed, acceleration, cargo load or grade.

The Average American car requires 10 to 20 Hp (regardless of whether it is a 4,6 or 8 cylinder engine) to maintain 70 - 80 MPH. This is because the wind and friction resistance varies very little between vehicles. With the ability to regenerate compressed air durring deceloration and breaking the compressed air vehicle will recover most of the energy lost durring acceloration and only require enough horse power to maintain speed. A small high efficient 4 stroke 10-20 HP gasoline (propane when it becomes available) engine will be used to run onboard components like the alternator, power steering pump and air conditioning while compressing air to extend the range.

This engine will have a Heat Exchange, catalytic converter/muffler that will first clean the exhaust and capture lost heat energy as it imparts the heat to the compressed air supply used for the drive motors. The heated air will expand, producing higher efficiencies and also extend the vehicle range. When the vehicle is stationary the heat exchanger temperature will rise due to the lack of air consumption and will amplify acceleration performance when demand returns. It will also helps counteract the inherent cooling problems encountered with air motors.

The Removal of the large traditional IC Engine and its subsequent components will not only reduce vehicle weight but reduce friction lost to the transmission of power to the wheels. It will also allow for better front end aerodynamic design, all of which will result in energy conservation. Our intent is to build a Hypercar with performance equal to the average conventional automobile while still getting over 100 MPG!

The Vehicle will be Operated in the same manner as any conventional automobile with the exception that it will have a pressure gage and low air warning light and buzzer to warn in case of low air pressure that would result in diminished performance. This cloning of standard vehicle operating procedures will eliminate any learning curve required to operate the vehicle and make the Solution Hybrid Vehicle highly marketable.

The Onboard gas Engine and rotary compressor will continue to run while the vehicle is in operation, based on compressed air storage demand and like today’s automobile cooling fans it will continue running during the vehicle stationary periods like traffic lights, traffic congestion, store stops, etc. and will run after the vehicle has been shut off so long as there is still onboard tank demand. The low air warning system will also be used to warn the operator when the vehicle has been turned off and needs to have the gas engine shutdown system overridden to continue with the recharge or it will automatically shut down after a short given length of time. This is a safety feature so the gas engine will not continue to run when the vehicle is left in an enclosed area.

We have Designed this vehicle with a Fuel Tank sized so that it will run out of fuel just prior to running out of sufficient compressed air supply. This will give the vehicle maximum range while minimizing weight and means that the driver will behave as they currently do and stop for gas when their fuel runs out. This concept will allow the Solution Hybrid to operate in the current fuel based infrastructure without modification, while allowing time for the current infrastructure to be modified to supply compressed air at gas stations as the public demand dictates.

As the infrastructure becomes sufficiently in place the on board compressor can be modified by simply flipping a switch that will reverse the onboard compressor to act as an air motor to run the onboard components instead of the gas engine. This will eliminate the use of the gas engine altogether and make the Solution Hybrid run on compressed air only. This allows the operator the option, based on preference, to make the vehicle a gas operated Hybrid or to run strictly as a Plug In, running on compressed air only at their discretion.

Our Next Phase is to finish the motor and test it on a dynamometer to determine torque and horsepower outputs before aditional testing and modifications on a 3 wheeled car (1 rear wheel powered). See picture on left side and below! :-)

Then we will choose the right 4 wheeled, 4 seat vehicle (SUV / Minivan etc..) and remove all of the unneeded components (motor, transmission, differential, exhaust, radiator, Etc.) and install four matched air motors along with the tanks and air logic valves. It is anticipated that we will be able to incorporate our motor configuration into the aluminum wheel hub of the vehicle.

By combining the air motor and wheel hub we will reduce weight as well as the cost to manufacture, further advancing the goal of creating a Hypercar!
Road testing will then begin and we will report our findings. If you wish to follow our progress, you can return to this page periodically for reports and updates. We will be posting them as we progress.